QT4CG meeting 150 draft agenda, 27 January 2026

Hi folks,

Here’s the proposed agenda for tomorrow. Seems a bit light, so feel free to suggest additional topics.

   https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2026/01-27.html

QT4 CG Meeting 150 Agenda 2026-01-27

   [1]Agenda index / [2]QT4CG.org / [3]Dashboard / [4]GH Issues / [5]GH
   Pull Requests

Agenda

   This meeting will be hosted on Zoom at 16:00GMT (17:00CET, 11:00EST).

   See the [6]meeting logistics page for more details.

1. Administrivia

1.1. Roll call

1.2. Approve the agenda

1.3. Approve minutes of previous meeting

   Minutes of [7]the previous meeting.

1.4. Next meeting

   This meeting is planned for 27 January 2026.

   The next meeting is planned for 3 February 2026.

1.5. Review of open action items [2/6]

     * [ ] QT4CG-143-02: MK to try to recover the ability to extract
       formal equivalences into tests
     * [ ] QT4CG-143-03: JK to look for C14N test suites.
     * [ ] QT4CG-144-01: MK to consider if any now lost value comparisons
       should be added as examples.
     * [ ] QT4CG-148-02: NW to publish a dated draft after QT4CG-148-01 is
       complete.
     * [ ] QT4CG-149-01: CG to draft a new PR with the common rule note.
     * [ ] QT4CG-149-02: MK to update the PR #2372 so that the "?" are
       part of the comment.

1.6. Review of open pull requests and issues

   This section summarizes all of the issues and pull requests that need
   to be resolved before we can finish. See [8]Technical Agenda below for
   the focus of this meeting.

1.6.1. Blocked

   The following PRs are open but have merge conflicts or comments which
   suggest they aren't ready for action.
     * PR [9]#2345: 2299 Expand pipeline to allow arrow expression in path
       expression
     * PR [10]#2313: 2298 XQFO rules: definition of default values
     * PR [11]#2266: 540 system-property equivalent for XQuery
     * PR [12]#2160: 2073 data model changes for JNodes and Sequences
     * PR [13]#2071: 77c deep update

1.6.2. Merge without discussion

   The following PRs are editorial, small, or otherwise appeared to be
   uncontroversial when the agenda was prepared. The chairs propose that
   these can be merged without discussion. If you think discussion is
   necessary, please say so.
     * PR [14]#2392: 2384 Clarify that fn:xsd-validator can validate
       attributes
     * PR [15]#2391: 2378 HTML indenting: clarify the definition of inline
       elements
     * PR [16]#2363: 2349 Revert array:join

1.6.3. Close without action

   It has been proposed that the following issues be closed without
   action. If you think discussion is necessary, please say so.
     * Issue [17]#2360: fn:root() vs. absolute path expressions
     * Issue [18]#2354: `fn:append`
     * Issue [19]#2351: Current Drafts: What will we keep, what may be
       dropped?
     * Issue [20]#2159: JNodes: Learning from JSONiq?
     * Issue [21]#2127: JNodes: Include atomic items
     * Issue [22]#1944: Try/Catch/Finally - order of evaluation

1.6.4. Substantive PRs

   The following substantive PRs were open when this agenda was prepared.
     * PR [23]#2394: 2361 Use upper case for encoding names; comparisons
       are case-blind
     * PR [24]#2362: 2355 bin:infer-encoding: further alignments
     * PR [25]#2350: 708 An alternative proposal for generators
     * PR [26]#2247: 716 Deferred Evaluation in XPath - the f:generator
       record
     * PR [27]#2019: 1776: XSLT template rules for maps and array

1.6.5. Required for V4.0

   The following issues are labeled "required for V4.0".
     * Issue [28]#1777: Shallow copy in XSLT with maps and arrays
     * Issue [29]#1584: Review the XML Schema and RELAX NG schemas for
       XSLT 4.0 for compatibility
     * Issue [30]#1045: Functions to manage namespace usage
     * Issue [31]#675: XSLT streaming rules for new constructs
     * Issue [32]#272: Setting parameter values in xsl:use-package

2. Technical agenda

2.1. PR #2394: 2361 Use upper case for encoding names; comparisons are
case-blind

   See PR [33]#2394.

2.2. PR #2362: 2355 bin:infer-encoding: further alignments

   See PR [34]#2362.

2.3. PR #2350 / #2247: Generators: any progress to report?

   See PR [35]#2350 and [36]#2247.

2.4. PR #2019: 1776: XSLT template rules for maps and array

   See PR [37]#2019.

3. Any other business

References

   1. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/
   2. https://qt4cg.org/
   3. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard
   4. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues
   5. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/pulls
   6. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/logistics.html
   7. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/minutes/2026/01-20.html
   8. https://qt4cg.org/meeting/agenda/2026/01-27.html#technical-agenda
   9. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2345
  10. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2313
  11. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2266
  12. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2160
  13. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2071
  14. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2392
  15. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2391
  16. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2363
  17. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/2360
  18. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/2354
  19. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/2351
  20. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/2159
  21. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/2127
  22. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1944
  23. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2394
  24. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2362
  25. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2350
  26. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2247
  27. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019
  28. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1777
  29. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1584
  30. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/1045
  31. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/675
  32. https://github.com/qt4cg/qtspecs/issues/272
  33. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2394
  34. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2362
  35. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2350
  36. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2247
  37. https://qt4cg.org/dashboard/#pr-2019

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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Norm Tovey-Walsh
Saxonica

Received on Monday, 26 January 2026 13:47:18 UTC